"Seriously?" She looked at the old man, a frown forming on her face "This is why you called me here? To marry me off?"
"Its a good deal" The old man smiled. "I know you don't care about marriage anyway, that's why I found a good deal"
"Hah" Diana scoffed "No way! First thing tomorrow morning, I'll be out of this damn place!"
The old man shook his head, he already expected this, so he slid another document to her. She read through it this time without much change of her expression.
"And... what does this have to do with me?"
"It has everything to do with you Diana. Jk corps are trying to bring down our company. Their influence is quite bigger than ours and this time, I'm afraid, they'll really succeed"
"First, it is your company not mine. Deal with it yourself. Why do I have to be included?" she gave him a puzzled look. She has never interfered in the company's business so why should she only be included in it now that it was going down the drain?
"Diana, your mother worked hard for this company to be in this state" The old man's voice grew soft, his expression turned sad as he continued "Her blood, sweat, sacrifice. Everything... "
"Just stop!" she yelled. He was using thesame emotional tricks again. He knew she'd do anything for her dead mother so he kept bringing her up whenever he needed her favour. Such shameless acts! He never changed even after all these years he was still thesame scheming old man.
"I get your point" she lowered her voice, realizing she had yelled too loud earlier. He loved his company so much that he had refused to step down and give his position to any one of the younger generation. He didn't even think of choosing a heir, yet, and was still hugging the president seat. Now that there was suddenly a threat, it was only natural for him to panic.
She leaned back on her seat to look at him, giving him a suspicious look then she picked up the papers and read through it again.
"What am I getting out of this?" She asked.
"It depends on what you want" The old man gave her a toothy grin seeing as she was becoming agreeable "Just name whatever you want and I will go even to the ends of earth to get it for you" he was feeling happy so he made this promise on a whim and couldn't help thinking he just made a trap for himself.
"Really?" As expected, the sly smile that appeared on her face made him want to retract his statement but what she said next was something he never expected.
"Then... I want the company" Diana crossed her legs and almost laughed at the way the old man's jaw dropped. His expression changed multiple times.
Was it that shocking? After all, he was the same person who said to her 'As long as you get what you want, then be shameless without limits'
"You... h-how can you be so greedy to even think of stealing the company away from me?"
"Do we have a deal or not?"
After a long pause, the old man said "Fine" and passed some papers to her.
This time, it was her turn to be shocked.
Was he serious? She was only joking but he agreed just like that?
Diana found it puzzling then she read the papers he gave to her and finally understood. All along it was her, he was planning to give the company to her but... why? Why did he choose her when her Dad was still alive?
"You already prepared the contract which means you were planning to give me the company from the beginning?"
"Mmm, I found you more suitable for that position"
Her lips curled, not bothering to hide her excitement. She gave him a big smile and spoke in a much gentle tone "Grandpa, you're so sweet. No wonder I kept thinking about you in Vegas. It was because I missed this old face"
"Just how shameless can you be?" The old man's expression contorted, seeing her weird smile. She should just be her normal self.
"I took after grandpa" She grinned.
Right, she took after him indeed.
The old man shook his head and signed the papers then passed it to her to sign.
"Who is this person I'm going to marry?" she asked, realizing that she just signed a contract to marry someone she didn't even have an idea of his name. But she knew he must be someone powerful, someone who is able to contend with JK. Just who could it be?
Deal Or Not?
"You'll find out once you meet him. Red restaurant, tomorrow, 7pm. You have a dinner date with him"
Diana nodded, in a good mood. How could she not be happy when she just inherited a company all to herself? Not just any company, one of the top ten biggest and powerful company in the world. Of course she would be ecstatic. When her grandfather said, this deal had a lot of interest, he didn't lie. The deal was indeed worth her trip here.
She went back to her room, humming a song and started to prepare for the next day, thinking about the date with her future husband.
"Hohoi, I'm getting married!" she typed on her phone and sent it out to her best friend, Mia.
Diana laid in bed and stared up at the high ceiling. She couldn't sleep.
She wondered if her decision today was for the best. It was true that she didn't care about Marriage. Well, she did until five years ago when that asshole dumped her and her world crashed. She had never thought about getting married again. All she had put her focus on was making money. A lot of it, and growing her company, creating deadly poisons she could play with when she was bored.
Now, suddenly, she was about to be married.
The thought alone was scary but she consoled her self with the thought of inheriting the company along with a husband.
Wait, what if he was an old man?
No way. Grandpa definitely wouldn't do that to her.
Maybe it would all work out. She would make sure of it.
The next day at red restaurant. 7pm sharp. Diana arrived at a high end restaurant that was completely reserved. She stared at the candle light, dinner table and took her seat without no much change of her expression. The seat opposite hers was empty even after waiting for several minutes. She was the kind of person who likes to work with time so seeing him being late like this made her frown. Still... she remained patient for about thirty minutes to an hour and when he still didn't show up, she picked up her purse and was prepared to leave but thought again about it and gave her grandpa a call. "I don't know who you set me up with, if he's still not here after ten minutes then I'm gone" she fumed. "Calm down, something might have happened. Be patient a little bit okay?" The old man tried to coax her. "Ten minutes" She said into the phone and was prepared to end the call when a voice suddenly sounded behind her followed by light footsteps. "I didn't think Miss Diana would be so
After dinner, Ezekiel wanted to act like a gentleman so he offered to take her home but of course Diana declined. She came in her own car so there was really no need. They parted ways after promising to meet at the marriage bureau and register their marriage the next day. It was dark as Diana got into her car and drove off. She started to slow down when she saw how her path had become empty as the seconds passed. It wasn't like this when she passed by earlier.Where was everyone?She couldn't help feeling an ominous feeling creeping up on her.It was too unsettling to ignore so she stopped her car in the middle of the road. She started a reverse and just like she half suspected, black dressed men started to nimbly jump out of the shadows one by one to block her way.One of them stood in front of her car to stop her from leaving but she didn't care, she stepped on the accelerator, ready to run him over if he dared to remain there but he suddenly raised a gun aimed straight at her head
Spider gritted his teeth, watching her drive off. Breathing heavily, he called one of his men "I want every information about her this minute" His eyes narrowed. She was right, his first mistake was not doing a background check on her and the second one, was underestimating her. "We'll be meeting soon, princess" He whispered and smirked. His body shook at that moment and he cursed furiously, forcing himself not to scratch...... The next day, Diana woke up only because of the continuous knock that rained on her door. Her morning sleep was interrupted harshly. Who seeks out someone this early in the morning for goodness sake?!! She turned and used the pillows to cover her ears but the knocks continued.Diana groaned and put on her slippers then went ahead to open the door. What greeted her was a bunch of ugly faces. It was crowded in front of her door as her family, maybe it was better not to call them that. A bunch of annoying angry faces stared at her.She could already guess wh
Ezekiel Miles, a ruthless billionaire and underground mafia lord, feared by everyone in the world of business was currently sitted among a group of men inside a private club. "You're really getting married to that girl?" Luke was astonished. Ezekiel would usually do one night stands, and anything related to settling with one woman was something out of his dictionary. So, hearing this juicy piece of news from Ezekiel himself made him surprise. "Benefits" Ezekiel simply said, taking a sip of his drink. "Oh, scratch that. We all know it isn't because of that. You hate that girl" Oliver stated calmly. Unlike Luke, he was taking this much more cool. "So...?""Isn't it too much? You already had your revenge on her that year. Can't you just let it go?"Ezekiel glared at Luke and he quickly went quiet. How could he let it go when she... Okay maybe not she exactly but her mother was the cause of his father's death. Her mother was the cause of his misery. Everything he had to go through was
Diana was just starting to fall asleep when a loud knock suddenly came on her door, jolting her awake. She frowned in displeasure, hating that the person disturbed her sleep. She grudgingly got down from bed and went to open the door. Seeing a familiar, handsome face looking back at her, Diana cursed and wanted to close the door on his face but Ezekiel predicted her action and used his legs to block the door, then pushed her in while he followed closing the door with a bang behind him. "What do you want?" Diana asked him as he started to move closer to her. Maybe if it was years ago, she'd step back but now she didn't. She met his eyes and remained in her position. She didn't flinch even when he got so close to her, so close that she could breath in his cologne and the alcohol he had drank. She looked up at him and remained in her spot, watching as he came too close to her, too close that she could breath in his cologne and the alcohol he had drank. "Aren't you a little insensitiv
The next day, Diana and Ezekiel both sat facing each other and eating breakfast. While Diana completely ignored him, Ezekiel couldn't keep his eyes off her. Each time, remembering the cruel trick she had pulled off on him the last night. He suddenly lost his appetite and slammed his fork on the table then wore his jacket and hurried out. He got into his car without saying a word except telling his driver take him to work. First, he needed to let her know who was in charge. No matter how smart or stronger she had become, he was still in all ways powerful than she is and that was a fact she would realize too late. He opened the browser on his laptop and entered a name in the search engine. 'K enterprise.' The result showed that it was an ordinary company that deals with designs and some other works but he knew very well that it was just a facade she created to be able to run her business without the involvement of the higher authorities. After doing an intensive background check on her
After driving for a while, Diana arrived in front of JK co-operation company building. A smirk slowly formed on her lips as she took out her phone and wanted to call him but realized she didn't have his number. The smile wiped from her face and she took in a breath and stepped inside. Meeting the receptionist who smiled warmly at her "How may I help you ma'am?""I'm here to see Ezekiel, your boss" Diana stated calmly knowing what the woman was going to ask next. "Do you have an appointment?""I don't think I need one, I'm his wife"The receptionist looked strangely at her. Who didn't know that their boss was a bachelor? And this woman was saying she was his wife. She must be one of those crazy admirers of their boss. The receptionist maintained a professional smile and told her "I'm sorry but you cannot see him without an appointment""Okay" Diana simply said and the receptionist furrowed her brows. She was expecting her to cause a scene like others will do and was prepared to call
In a very large space full of greens. The sound of the private jet was the only sound that dominated the place. Diana Davis climbed down the stairs of the jet while pulling off her sunglasses. Her eye catching, silver coloured hair, fluttered in the wind as she smiled at the hot looking men all dressed in black suits."This way ma'am" They quickly surrounded her and started to lead her towards a mansion.Diana stopped in front of the mansion and just stared for a few seconds. For five years, she hadn't stepped a foot in this country or in this mansion where she grew up. She had been in Las Vegas running her own secret business and if not for that call and that sly old man, she wouldn't have agreed to come back. The place held too many bad memories for her but, sighs, that old man. He used his sickness to threaten her and promised, if she didn't show up then she'll have to carry his dead body the next day and here she was, in this familiar green place. Afraid that the old man might
After driving for a while, Diana arrived in front of JK co-operation company building. A smirk slowly formed on her lips as she took out her phone and wanted to call him but realized she didn't have his number. The smile wiped from her face and she took in a breath and stepped inside. Meeting the receptionist who smiled warmly at her "How may I help you ma'am?""I'm here to see Ezekiel, your boss" Diana stated calmly knowing what the woman was going to ask next. "Do you have an appointment?""I don't think I need one, I'm his wife"The receptionist looked strangely at her. Who didn't know that their boss was a bachelor? And this woman was saying she was his wife. She must be one of those crazy admirers of their boss. The receptionist maintained a professional smile and told her "I'm sorry but you cannot see him without an appointment""Okay" Diana simply said and the receptionist furrowed her brows. She was expecting her to cause a scene like others will do and was prepared to call
The next day, Diana and Ezekiel both sat facing each other and eating breakfast. While Diana completely ignored him, Ezekiel couldn't keep his eyes off her. Each time, remembering the cruel trick she had pulled off on him the last night. He suddenly lost his appetite and slammed his fork on the table then wore his jacket and hurried out. He got into his car without saying a word except telling his driver take him to work. First, he needed to let her know who was in charge. No matter how smart or stronger she had become, he was still in all ways powerful than she is and that was a fact she would realize too late. He opened the browser on his laptop and entered a name in the search engine. 'K enterprise.' The result showed that it was an ordinary company that deals with designs and some other works but he knew very well that it was just a facade she created to be able to run her business without the involvement of the higher authorities. After doing an intensive background check on her
Diana was just starting to fall asleep when a loud knock suddenly came on her door, jolting her awake. She frowned in displeasure, hating that the person disturbed her sleep. She grudgingly got down from bed and went to open the door. Seeing a familiar, handsome face looking back at her, Diana cursed and wanted to close the door on his face but Ezekiel predicted her action and used his legs to block the door, then pushed her in while he followed closing the door with a bang behind him. "What do you want?" Diana asked him as he started to move closer to her. Maybe if it was years ago, she'd step back but now she didn't. She met his eyes and remained in her position. She didn't flinch even when he got so close to her, so close that she could breath in his cologne and the alcohol he had drank. She looked up at him and remained in her spot, watching as he came too close to her, too close that she could breath in his cologne and the alcohol he had drank. "Aren't you a little insensitiv
Ezekiel Miles, a ruthless billionaire and underground mafia lord, feared by everyone in the world of business was currently sitted among a group of men inside a private club. "You're really getting married to that girl?" Luke was astonished. Ezekiel would usually do one night stands, and anything related to settling with one woman was something out of his dictionary. So, hearing this juicy piece of news from Ezekiel himself made him surprise. "Benefits" Ezekiel simply said, taking a sip of his drink. "Oh, scratch that. We all know it isn't because of that. You hate that girl" Oliver stated calmly. Unlike Luke, he was taking this much more cool. "So...?""Isn't it too much? You already had your revenge on her that year. Can't you just let it go?"Ezekiel glared at Luke and he quickly went quiet. How could he let it go when she... Okay maybe not she exactly but her mother was the cause of his father's death. Her mother was the cause of his misery. Everything he had to go through was
Spider gritted his teeth, watching her drive off. Breathing heavily, he called one of his men "I want every information about her this minute" His eyes narrowed. She was right, his first mistake was not doing a background check on her and the second one, was underestimating her. "We'll be meeting soon, princess" He whispered and smirked. His body shook at that moment and he cursed furiously, forcing himself not to scratch...... The next day, Diana woke up only because of the continuous knock that rained on her door. Her morning sleep was interrupted harshly. Who seeks out someone this early in the morning for goodness sake?!! She turned and used the pillows to cover her ears but the knocks continued.Diana groaned and put on her slippers then went ahead to open the door. What greeted her was a bunch of ugly faces. It was crowded in front of her door as her family, maybe it was better not to call them that. A bunch of annoying angry faces stared at her.She could already guess wh
After dinner, Ezekiel wanted to act like a gentleman so he offered to take her home but of course Diana declined. She came in her own car so there was really no need. They parted ways after promising to meet at the marriage bureau and register their marriage the next day. It was dark as Diana got into her car and drove off. She started to slow down when she saw how her path had become empty as the seconds passed. It wasn't like this when she passed by earlier.Where was everyone?She couldn't help feeling an ominous feeling creeping up on her.It was too unsettling to ignore so she stopped her car in the middle of the road. She started a reverse and just like she half suspected, black dressed men started to nimbly jump out of the shadows one by one to block her way.One of them stood in front of her car to stop her from leaving but she didn't care, she stepped on the accelerator, ready to run him over if he dared to remain there but he suddenly raised a gun aimed straight at her head
The next day at red restaurant. 7pm sharp. Diana arrived at a high end restaurant that was completely reserved. She stared at the candle light, dinner table and took her seat without no much change of her expression. The seat opposite hers was empty even after waiting for several minutes. She was the kind of person who likes to work with time so seeing him being late like this made her frown. Still... she remained patient for about thirty minutes to an hour and when he still didn't show up, she picked up her purse and was prepared to leave but thought again about it and gave her grandpa a call. "I don't know who you set me up with, if he's still not here after ten minutes then I'm gone" she fumed. "Calm down, something might have happened. Be patient a little bit okay?" The old man tried to coax her. "Ten minutes" She said into the phone and was prepared to end the call when a voice suddenly sounded behind her followed by light footsteps. "I didn't think Miss Diana would be so
"Seriously?" She looked at the old man, a frown forming on her face "This is why you called me here? To marry me off?""Its a good deal" The old man smiled. "I know you don't care about marriage anyway, that's why I found a good deal""Hah" Diana scoffed "No way! First thing tomorrow morning, I'll be out of this damn place!"The old man shook his head, he already expected this, so he slid another document to her. She read through it this time without much change of her expression. "And... what does this have to do with me?""It has everything to do with you Diana. Jk corps are trying to bring down our company. Their influence is quite bigger than ours and this time, I'm afraid, they'll really succeed""First, it is your company not mine. Deal with it yourself. Why do I have to be included?" she gave him a puzzled look. She has never interfered in the company's business so why should she only be included in it now that it was going down the drain?"Diana, your mother worked hard for t
In a very large space full of greens. The sound of the private jet was the only sound that dominated the place. Diana Davis climbed down the stairs of the jet while pulling off her sunglasses. Her eye catching, silver coloured hair, fluttered in the wind as she smiled at the hot looking men all dressed in black suits."This way ma'am" They quickly surrounded her and started to lead her towards a mansion.Diana stopped in front of the mansion and just stared for a few seconds. For five years, she hadn't stepped a foot in this country or in this mansion where she grew up. She had been in Las Vegas running her own secret business and if not for that call and that sly old man, she wouldn't have agreed to come back. The place held too many bad memories for her but, sighs, that old man. He used his sickness to threaten her and promised, if she didn't show up then she'll have to carry his dead body the next day and here she was, in this familiar green place. Afraid that the old man might